Tuesday, November 8, 2011

IdeaEncore: 5 Grant Writing Resources & More

Dear Scott

Thank you for making IdeaEncore one of the top nonprofit resource sharing sites by sharing and finding valuable and proven resources. 
5 Grant Writing Resources
Whether you're writing your first grant proposal or just improving years of grant writing experience, check out these six resources that your nonprofit colleagues have shared for tips, checklists and more on grant writing.

If you're brand new to grant writing and don't know where to start, Merrimack Valley Food Bank's Basic Grant Writing presentation offers recommendations on finding available grants, putting together a grant proposal and following up after submitting proposals. IdeaEncore's own Grant Proposal Components, written for GrantStation's 2010 Tracks to Success series, contains breakdowns of each of the components necessary for a successful grant proposal.

For some short tips on grant proposals Mission Possible Nonprofit Solutions has shared Top 20 Items for a Successful Grant and Nonprofit Webinars has shared 10 Tips for Successful Grant Proposals. For a checklist to make sure every grant proposal is complete, download one of the most popular items on IdeaEncore, JVA Consulting's Grant Proposal Checklist ($5).

If you have a time tested grant writing checklist, tip sheet or guide, help your nonprofit colleagues by sharing it on IdeaEncore.
Free WebinarLeverage Your Expertise - Technology for Nonprofit Content Curation
As nonprofit professionals, it's easy to become overwhelmed with the quantity and pace of information. So we all turn to trusted friends to help us "find the good stuff". As an expert in your area, you have a unique opportunity (and responsibility) to build your credibility and leverage your expertise by helping others make sense of your world. By adding resources to your website or blog, you become a content curator. Because the source of power for networked nonprofits is no longer "what you know", it is in "how you use and share" what you know. 
Learn how nonprofits and associations use IdeaEncore and many other online tools to save time and money and engage members through custom online libraries and re-using others' materials to leverage their expertise. It's an opportunity to become a leader of the peer-to-peer learning movement that is sweeping the nonprofit community.  

Takeaways:

  • Understand the elements of content curation
  • Gain an appreciate for the role content curation can play in your organization
  • Identify examples of how nonprofits and social enterprises use online content curation tools
  • Explore the increased impact that nonprofit curators are achieving
  • Learn how to convince your board and staff that online content curation is worthwhile


The one hour, free webinar will be tomorrow (Tuesday, 11/8) at noon pacific / 3p eastern.  We hope you will join us - reserve you spot today.
Encores of the Week
Impact Measurement Framework
Shared by the The Center for What Works and Urban Institute (Free)

Shared by Nonprofit Management Services, LLC ($5)   

Shared by Capaciteria and Created by Center for Assessment and Policy Development (Free) 

Shared by capbuilders ($19.95) 

Shared by Social Enterprise Alliance (Free)

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